the train Saint Petersburg - Ufa

Lifting RRL 22-01, while ex SAR / Transnet Freight Rail Class 35, now RRL 35-07 awaits its turn for lifting. On this day, three newly refurbished RRL Grindrod Diesel Locomotives were being readie... (more)

PRASA Class 18Es, 18-435 and 18-434, in the shed just north of Durban Station, with a technician replacing a pantograph. 18-434 had a pantograph hook-up on the way to Durban from Johannesburg wit... (more)

Sunrise and a new lease on life for these vintage (1965/66) diesel locomotives, originally designed & built by General Electric as model GE U20C. Ex SAR (South African Railway) / Transnet Freight ... (more)

1722D just after being loaded onto an articulated flatbed trailer. On the 18th September 2013 a consignment of 24 ex Queensland Rail locomotives arrived by sea in Durban, South Africa. 16 were for... (more)

1722D being heavy lifted onto an awaiting articulated flatbed trailer. On the 18th September 2013 a consignment of 24 ex Queensland Rail locomotives arrived by sea in Durban, South Africa. 16 were... (more)

Class 36 (200) diesel shunter, 36-241, in the orange Spoornet livery is pictured here working at Bayhead Yard in Durban. Designed by General Motors Electro Motive Division and built by General Mo... (more)

E25 in profile. Covered in dust and in very poor condition now, E25 is one of two remaining examples of the Class 1E electric locomotive. South African Railways electric motive power history if ... (more)